Vinyl pressings
by Laurel & Hardy · 1975
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
UP 36026 A-1 3 GOA Stan & OllyA side stamped/etched
UP 36026 B-1 4 GMMB side stamped
UP 36026ALabel side A
UP 36026BLabel side B
UP 36026 A-1 GL STAN + OLLYA side stamped/etched, variant 1
UP 36026 B-1 GTB side stamped, variant 1
UP 36026 A-1 RL 3 STAN + OLLYA side stamped/etched, variant 2
UP 36026 B-1 NV 4B side stamped, variant 2
UP 36026 A-2 1 12 4A Side Matrix
UP 36026 B-2 1 12 2B Side Matrix
UP 36026ALabel Side A
UP 36026BLabel Side B
UP 36026 A-1A Side stamped
UP 36026 B-1B Side stamped
UP 36026ALabel Side A
UP 36026BLabel Side B
303-ALabel A
303-BLabel B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | United Artists Records K-6221First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records 36 026 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Single · Mono |
| 1975 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K6221First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Sweden | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | Liberty UP 360267", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | US | Mark56 Records 303First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36026First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Mark56 Records 3037", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | RTV Ljubljana SPL 10084 / United Artists Records SPL 100847", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 360267", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is United Artists Records UP 36026, released October 10, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP 36026, 303, K-6221, 36 026 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP 36026 A-1 3 GOA Stan & Olly and UP 36026 B-1 4 GMM. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
